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Added 9 October 2026

farther

/ˈfɑːðə/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about farther at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

More distant in especially space or time.
they live in the farther house
More distant in especially degree.
nothing could be further from the truth

adverb

To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense).
further complicated by uncertainty about the future
To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense).
farther north

Origin

Variant of further.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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